Hinged vehicle-hood.



T. GOLDEL HINGED VEHICLE HOOD.

APPLICATION FILED DBO.26,191}.

1,034,904. Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

THE 4 @FFICE.

TRAUGOTT GDLDE, 0F GERA, GERMANY.

HINGED VEHICLE-H003).

Application filed December 26, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TRAUGOTT Gown, a subject of the Emperor of Germany,residing at Gera, in the Principality of Reuss, Younger Line, Germany,have invented a new and Improved Hinged Vehicle-Hood, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a. hinged hood for automobiles, boats andother vehicles which is thoroughly braced from end to end and may bereadily folded and unfolded.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure l is a side view of my improvedvehicle hood showing it open, and Fig. 2 a similar view showing itfolded.

The device comprises essentially three rear bows a, b and 0 of which thecentral how I) is pivoted to the carriage body at b, while bows a, c arein turn pivoted to how 1). Bow 0 is reduced in thickness for a por tionof its length as at c to constitute the race for a slide or runner h towhich is pivoted an intermediate how 03. Above race 0 ,there is pivotedto how 0 at g the rear end Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

Serial No. 67,5?8.

of which is pivoted to arm Z at Z and to the lower end of how b at b.cred into the position shown in Fig. 1, run ner ii is in its raisedposition and is securely braced by arm I. If the top is folded (Fig. 2.)arm I will swing backward together with how 0, while runner 12 willdescend'along its race 0 By making the brace Z, Z articulated andconnecting its lower arm to how b, but a single connection is requiredfor the hood at each side of the vehicle body, the link Z restingloosely with its pivot Z upon said body, so as to properly brace thehood. In this way the mounting and dismounting of the device is greatlyfacilitated and a multiplicity of coupling points are dis pensed with.

I claim:

A vehicle hood comprising a rear bow, a runner movable thereon, aforwardly extending bow carried by the runner, and a bipartite brace,the first member of which engages the runner, while the second member ispivoted at its forward end to the first member and at its rear end tothe vehicle body, the forward end oi said second member being looselysupported on said body.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

TRAUGOTT GOLDE. 'Witnesses HUGO WILKE, CHARLES NEUER.

Copies 0! this patent may be obtained (or five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of latents, Washington, D. 0.

If the top is low-

